Sustainable Design Engineer

Overview:

A technically skilled, outcomes-driven practitioner in building energy and performance modeling who helps project teams in making design decisions that improve people's lives through healthier, more resilient, lower-carbon buildings. Exercises independent judgment to develop whole-building simulations and engineering analyses across building types and scales, translating data into clear, actionable recommendations from early concept through delivery and post-occupancy verification. Brings broad knowledge of high-performance sustainable design principles and tools, contributes original solutions, and strengthens firmwide capability through collaboration, research, and knowledge sharing.

Responsibilities:

* Develops whole-building dynamic thermal and energy simulation models across diverse building types and scales, including advanced mechanical systems evaluations and architectural-performance integration (day lighting strategies, lighting controls impacts, and façade thermal/moisture response)

* Performs detailed engineering analysis to reduce energy consumption and associated GHG emissions across design, construction, and operations, aligned with integrated project performance goals

* Executes comfort studies, energy simulation, daylight simulation, solar shading analysis, and renewable energy evaluations, and produces analysis-based recommendations that inform decisions by architects, engineers, contractors, and operators

* Supports Design Green and firm sustainability leadership by contributing modeling and analysis that integrates design-performance, energy-modeling, and operations-modeling practices across projects

* Predicts building energy use and savings versus baseline using whole-building simulation with clear assumptions, and supports post-occupancy evaluation and performance verification using industry-standard calibration procedures

* Provides Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for design alternatives, applying appropriate economic parameters and documenting tradeoffs tied to design and operational decisions

* Reviews professional literature to identify innovation opportunities that improve energy efficiency and building performance using new and existing technologies, and contributes market-relevant implementation ideas

* Produces technically rigorous, graphically clear reports, calculations summaries, and presentation materials that translate analysis into actionable design direction

* Collaborates with design teams and technical disciplines to promote integrative sustainable strategies and leverages complex datasets to support design decisions and research objectives

* Supports specialized project and enterprise research on energy, environmental, carbon, and sustainability topics, and contributes to methods, data collection, and documentation as needed

* Delivers internal training content and knowledge sharing on building science fundamentals and energy analysis software applications

* Participates in team meetings to coordinate project delivery, surface technical issues early, and align modeling work with project schedules, scopes, and performance outcomes

Qualifications:

* Accredited professional degree in Architecture, Engineering, Sustainable Design or related field

* Professional engineering licensure preferred

* Typically 3+ years of experience

* Modeling credentials such as ASHRAE Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP), Building Energy Simulation Analyst (BESA), or equivalent preferred

* Sustainable design accreditation preferred

* Familiarity with design and energy modeling applications such as Rhino, Grasshopper, Radiance, DIVA, REVIT, AutoCAD, Sketchup, IES VE, Sefaira, Insight
360, Energy Plus, Energy Pro preferred

* Experience with Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketchup and InDesign graphic software preferred

* Proficiency in MS Office Suite preferred

* Experience in LEED submission and regulatory compliance energy modeling

* Familiarity with computational design and parametric modeling preferred

* Familiarity with energy modeling preferred

* Knowledge of sustainability and integrated design guidelines

* Strong knowledge in interpreting and applying high-performance building standards such as ANSI, ASHRAE, IESNA and ASTM as well as building energy codes such as IECC and T24

* Strong knowledge of architectural building systems

* Working knowledge of building physics, energy transfer, mechanical design, system control strategies and economics is required

* Knowledge of QA/QC and specification process

* Knowledge of building codes and ability to research and apply/incorporate into technical documents

* Strong organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time

* Ability to maintain existing client relationships and build new client relationships

* Ability to communicate and present ideas in a clear, concise and professional manner both verbally and in writing

* Ability to problem solve and apply innovative solutions

* Ability to collaborate and…